Hose-supporter clasp



1. BROWN. HOSE SUPPORTER CLASP.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-H, 1921- Paoented June 27, 1922.

. INVENTO R. [DA fiRown BY 27 TTORNEY 4 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IDA BROWN, on SAN ERANGISGQbALIFORNIA.

nosnsurron'rnn CLASP.

To all to hem it may concern Be it known tha-tl, IDA BROWN, a citizen of the United States fofAmerica, residing at 1882 1 9th Avenue, San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State of Calif 'fornia, have inventedcertain new and use ful Improvements in Hose-Supporter Clasps,

of which the following is a specification.

' The present inventionis an improved hose supporter clasp of the type used to support a stocking and usually dependent from a corset, belt, band or other article of wearing apparel.

The primary object of the invention is, to provide a securing means for the upper end of a stocking which is readily attachable thereto or detachable therefrom, and which, when attached, will accommodate itself to various changes of bodily position of the wearer, without undue strain on the fabric of the stocking. Particularly, on ladies stockings, the tendency of the rigid clasps now in common use, is to break stitches in the fabric and thus produce what are called runners. This one feature causes great loss to users, who are compelled to discard stockings which otherwise would be serviceable for a long time.

In the device hereinafter described, the securing means is not a rigid engagement of the stocking, by the clasp, but, on the contrary, it allows a pivotal movement of the clasp relative to the stocking and thus accommodates itself to different angular positions of the leg of the wearer, and the tendency to cause runners is entirely eliminated.

Other objects and advantages, such as economical production and simplicity, will appear as this description proceeds.

In this specification and the anexed drawings, the invention is illustrated in the form considered to be best, but it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to such form, because it may be embodied in other forms, and it is also to be understood that in and by the claims following the description it is desired to cover the invention in whatever form it may be embodied.

In the accompanying one sheet of drawings;

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of my improved clasp.

Fig. 2 is a section of Fig. 1 on the line 11-11.

Specification of Letters Patent. Pat td Ju e 27 1922 Application filed August 11, 1921. SerialNo. 491,3?8.

3 is view similar to Fig. 1, butshowing the clasp engaging a fragment of stocksection of 3 on the "the line V"V.

\ Referring to ng the num fE L ll indicates a strip of fabric securedat the top to a corset, belt or band, and at the bottom returned as indicated at 2 to engage and support a wire eye 3, of-con'ventional form, provided with the usual constricted channel portion 4 at the bottom. The parts so far described are well known and form no part of my invention.

To the back of the strip of fabric 1, I secure the ends of a relatively narrow strip of tape 6 forming a loop dependent from the strip 1. Before the ends of the strip of tape 6 are secured, I pass the tape through a rubber ring or button 7, in such a manner that the ring 7 is suspended from the strip 1 in a loop formed by the narrow tape 6.

I purposely make this loop of a length greater than that of the eye 3, so that when the parts are assembled, as in Fig. 1, the major portion of the ring 7 extends below the bottom end of the eye 3.

The object of this is to eliminate all strain of support from the loop or tape 6 when the clasp is secured to a stocking as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. My invention differs in this respect from most supporters. It is customary to make the strip which carries the knob or button (which is engaged by the channel 4) of approximately the same length as that of the eye 3.

As a result,when the stocking is engaged between the two parts of the clasp, both are under equal strain, and the stocking and both members of the clasp are locked together rigidly, and if the bodily position of the wearer is changed, the parts are moved in unison and a torsion applied to the fabric of the stocking.

As will be later described, my clasp permits relative movement of the parts and of the fabric and prevents this torsional strain the eye allows the eye to be pressed down over the ring 7, which is now closely covered by the fabric 8. A pull upwardly will now engage the parts in the position shown in Figs. 3 and 4. It will be seen that the constricted channel 4 prevents the disengagement of the stocln'ng and that there is nothing extending through said channel but the fabric of the stocking and the loop 6 which is not under tension.

Thus engaged, the clasp is free to rotate as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 3, the eye 3 having a free movement relative to the stocking fabric 8.

Obviously, the ring 7 may be a disc or button of any suitable material, and the loop 6 might be a tongue or single strip, and the button or ring integral therewith, without departing from the spirit of my invention, but I prefer to makemy'clasp as shown, and I find that a rubber ring affords frictional engagement which assists in holding the fabric.

I claim 1. A hose-supporter clasp, comprising a strip of material, an eye dependent from said strip and provided with a restricted channel, a loop dependent from said strip and a ring engaged by said loop and adapted to co-act with said eye and channel to hold a stocking fabric.

2. A hose-supporter clasp, comprising a strip of material, an eye dependent from said strip and provided with a restricted channel, a loop dependent from said strip, and a rubber ring engaged by said loop and adapted to co-act with said eye and channel to hold a stocking fabric.

3. A hose-supporter clasp comprising a strip of material, an eye dependent from said strip and provided with a restricted channel, a loopattached to said strip, and a ring threaded on said loop, the said loop of a v length greater than that of said eye.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature.

IDA BROWN. 

